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KC Online: Muscle Synergies of the Neck & Shoulder


Description
Delivered by Mark Comerford, this course is specifically designed to help clinicians deliver targeted movement retraining to successfully manage each patient’s pain, pathology, and compromised function of the neck and shoulder.
Content
  • Course delegate declaration: professional qualification and insurance statement
  • Course Navigation: Please watch first video before progressing
  • Introduction to the Course (by Lincoln Blandford)
  • Mark Comerford talks to Lincoln Blandford about the KCMT Route
  • Mark Comerford talks to Lincoln Blandford about the course
  • Neck and Shoulder Synergy: Session Durations
  • Neck and Shoulder Posture and Muscle Function Summary
  • Section 1: Theory and Principles for Testing Neck and Shoulder Muscle Synergies
  • Theoretical Background: Why Test Muscle Synergies?
  • Theoretical Background: Why Test Muscle Synergies?: PDF
  • Muscle Synergy Role Classifications: PDF Summary
  • SECTION 2: Introduction to Testing Muscle Synergies of the Neck
  • Neck Global Stabiliser Synergy Testing: PDF
  • Neck Neutral Alignment: PDF
  • Section 3: Testing Deep Neck Flexors (Anterior)
  • Testing Deep Neck Flexor
  • Deep Neck Flexor Retraining
  • Deep Neck Flexor Retraining (High Threshold)
  • Section 4: Testing Posterior Cervico-Thoracic Stabilisers
  • Introduction to Posterior Cervico-Thoracic Stabilisers
  • Testing Posterior Cervico-Thoracic Stabilisers
  • Retraining Posterior Cervico-Thoracic Stabilisers
  • Influence of Restriction: Posterior Cervico-Thoracic Stabilisers
  • Section 5: Testing Sub Occipital Global Stabilisers
  • Testing Sub Occipital Global Stabilisers
  • Using Sidebend to Test Sub Occipital
  • Retraining Sub Occipital Global Stabilisers
  • Section 6: Introduction to Shoulder Tests
  • Introduction to Shoulder Tests
  • Shoulder Girdle Alignment
  • Shoulder Test Summary
  • Section 7: Testing Lower Trapezius
  • Testing Lower Trapezius
  • Modifying Test Position (Pillow)
  • Lower Trapezius Retraining
  • Lower Trapezius Retraining (Question)
  • Section 8: Testing Middle Trapezius
  • Testing Middle Trapezius
  • Posterior Tilt of the Scapula: Relevance and Application
  • Section 9: Testing Serratus Anterior
  • Testing Serratus Anterior
  • Serratus Anterior Retraining
  • Serratus Anterior (Questions)
  • Section 10: Testing Subscapularis
  • Testing Subscapularis
  • Test Position and Restriction (Subscapularis)
  • Section 11: Testing Posterior Deltoid
  • Testing Posterior Deltoid
  • Section 12: Testing Infraspinatus and Teres Minor
  • Testing Infraspinatus and Teres Minor
  • Section 13: Neck and Shoulder Synergies Summary
  • Summary of Neck and Shoulder Global Stabiliser Role Synergists
  • Section 14: Testing Global Mobiliser Extensibility
  • Extensibility: Theoretical Background
  • Extensibility: Theoretical Background
  • Global Mobiliser Role Synergists Test Summary
  • Section 15: Testing Levator Scapulae
  • Testing Levator Scapulae
  • Levator Scapulae Spasm (Question)
  • Section 16: Testing Scalenes
  • Testing Scalenes (plus Management)
  • Managing Scalenes (Part 2)
  • Section 17: Testing Upper Trapezius
  • Testing Upper Trapezius
  • Section 18: Testing Sternocleidomastoid
  • Introduction to Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)
  • Testing SCM
  • Testing SCM Test: Pelvis on the wall?
  • Section 19: Testing Ligamentum Nuchae
  • Testing Ligamentum Nuchae
  • Section 20: Testing the Hyoids
  • Testing the Hyoids
  • Section 21: Testing the Rhomboids
  • Testing the Rhomboids
  • Section 22: Testing Pectoralis Minor
  • Testing Pectoralis Minor and Management
  • Section 23: Testing Pectoralis Major and Latissimus Dorsi
  • Intro to Testing Pec Major and Lat Dorsi
  • Testing Pec Maj and Management
  • Testing Lat Dorsi
  • Management for Pec Maj and Lat Dorsi
  • Section 24: Testing the Deltoids
  • Testing the Deltoids
  • Section 25: Testing Infraspinatus (ROM) and AIR
  • Testing Infraspinatus ROM and using Active Inhibitory Restabilisation (AIR)
  • Section 26: Retraining Collection
  • Retraining: from KCMT Foundation Module (Session 25)
  • Retraining: from KCMT Foundation Module (Session 25) - PDF
  • Retraining: from TPM Education (Session 12)
  • Retraining: from TPM Education (Session 12) - PDF
  • Overview of Kinetic Control Testing and Retraining Catalogue
  • Section 27: More Insights from Mark
  • Neck Tests: What If Patient Has A Fusion?
  • Relevance For String Players
  • Medial Rotation Restriction: Implications
  • Nerve Structures Associated to Neck Testing
  • Pain During Testing
  • Mark's Perspective on the Evidence
  • Hyoid Question
  • The Roles of Supraspinatus
  • Energy Storage Fascias and Stretch Question
  • Questions to Mark (Various)
  • Neck Extension and Hyoids Question
  • Pain During Lowering The Shoulder
  • Thoughts on Muscle Synergy Testing
  • Section 28: Learning Checks
  • Learning Checks
  • Section 29: Feedback
  • Course Feedback Form
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 1 year
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